Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrator's Guide


Chapter 4. Adding Devices to Tivoli Storage Manager

This chapter contains concepts and procedures for configuring tape devices, optical disk devices, and removable file devices, such as Iomega Zip drives and Jaz drives.

The following table contains conceptual information needed to understand TSM device support:

Concepts:
"Devices Supported by Tivoli Storage Manager"
"Overview of Adding Devices"
"Device Alias Names for Tivoli Storage Manager"
"Overview of Selecting Device Drivers"
"Overview of TSM Storage Area Network (SAN) Support"

Use the following table to locate instructions for specific tasks:

Tasks:
"Obtaining Element Numbers for Automated Library Devices"
"Planning for Devices"
"Selecting the Appropriate Device Driver for Tivoli Storage Manager Devices"
"Obtaining Alias Names for Devices"
"Adding Manual Devices"
"Adding Automated Library Devices"
"Adding 3494 Automated Library Devices"
"Adding Devices Not Supported by the Tivoli Storage Manager Device Driver"
"Adding Optical Devices"
"Adding Removable Media Devices"
"Adding Devices Using TSM Commands"
"Configuring TSM Servers to Share SAN-Connected Devices"
"Configuring TSM Clients to Directly Access SAN-Attached Devices"
"Troubleshooting Device Configuration"

The tasks in this chapter are performed using the TSM Server Utilities and the TSM command line interface. For information about the Server Utilities, see the Server Utilities online help. For information about the TSM commands, see Administrator's Reference or issue the HELP command from the command line of a TSM administrative client.

All of the TSM commands can be performed from the administrative Web interface. For more information about using the administrative interface, see Quick Start.

Some of the tasks described in this chapter require an understanding of TSM storage objects. For an introduction to these storage objects, see Overview of Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Objects.


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